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Must be a millenial thing. LOL!! I managed a couple of gyms and both had a policy about training without shirts that was strictly enforced.

My gym is ran by donations mostly. Thatís why itís 60 degrees in there. They donít like to turn on the heat or AC. It is ran by volunteers, some of them are the same shirtless guys. Itís pretty much anything goes. The only rules I know of are no spitting and no vaping. You can go shirtless, barefoot and cover yourself in chalk. I have noticed they have toned down the music and recently learned itís because it triggers some of the vets PTSD.

Must be a millenial thing. LOL!! I managed a couple of gyms and both had a policy about training without shirts that was strictly enforced.

I don't see any shirtless lifting in my gym. People usually stay to themselves and follow the rules in place ( standard gym rules). I have recently had a couple people want to hop in on my arm night. It was pretty cool to have a dad and his teenage son hop in for the whole workout. I am sure they are feeling it today.

Nicely done young man!

Originally Posted by Bean

I don't see any shirtless lifting in my gym. People usually stay to themselves and follow the rules in place ( standard gym rules). I have recently had a couple people want to hop in on my arm night. It was pretty cool to have a dad and his teenage son hop in for the whole workout. I am sure they are feeling it today.

Welcome to Thunder dome!!

Originally Posted by Cellardweller

My gym is ran by donations mostly. Thatís why itís 60 degrees in there. They donít like to turn on the heat or AC. It is ran by volunteers, some of them are the same shirtless guys. Itís pretty much anything goes. The only rules I know of are no spitting and no vaping. You can go shirtless, barefoot and cover yourself in chalk. I have noticed they have toned down the music and recently learned itís because it triggers some of the vets PTSD.

Just my two cents CD...

Originally Posted by Cellardweller

What kind of hand placement do you guys like for close grips bench press?

Closer 6-8" hand spacing blew my triceps up for years once I started using more than 225 it started fucking with my wrists so I opened it up, to be honest I felt the resistance was more evenly dispersed taking much of the emphasis off the tricep and putting more on the central region of the pecs. Go Lighter and do them on the smith set the stops just shy of touching your pecs and pause between reps.I think you'll see what I mean then you can decide.

What kind of hand placement do you guys like for close grips bench press?

Thumb and index on the smooth. I bring it down and stop an inch or two off of my chest than only go up to where I feel the triceps contract. No need to lockout every rep anymore as I'm not building strength, trying to keep constant tension on the muscle. I have noticed my joints feel much better! I missed BBer training.

Originally Posted by FullBore

This thread is loaded with vanity...

LOL! People giving personal examples to answer questions from others to help them with their training is far from vein my man =)

That is the point of this place. To learn and ask questions while helping others.